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The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1945-11-29

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The Amherst News-Times VOL XXII, NUMBER 48. AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, NOV. 29, 1945 THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD If First Lieuteant Charles Wiegand Now At Home On An 83-Day Furlough 1st Lieutenant Charles Wie- gineers regiment and served gand, a veteran of 25 months overseas duty with 961th Engineers, arrived November 7 on 83 days furlough. Leaving for foreign duty October 19, 1943, Lt. Wiegand went first to Ireland and arrived at the Normandy beach eight days after D-Day. His unit serviced the equipment for his 961st En- Begins Training As Engineer In Spokane, Was! l. Pvt. Otto W. Schanefelt has begun training as an Aviation Engineer of the Army Air Forces at Geiger Field, Spokane, Wash- XA czJ Is . ,- r if 1 Of a. -.-f , .... ,.r .... Ington, according to word received today from Colonel Eric Dougan, Commanding officer. The many skilled subjects taught at the AAF Aviation Engineer School, such as repair and operations, ,. autonrrrliva equipment, tractors and graders used In airport and highway construction, should prove of inestimable value as a future civilian occupation. Drafting, surveying and carpentry are some of the other subjects taught at the Engineer Training School. Upon completion of hi9 training, the new Aviation Engineer soldier will probably be assigned to an Aviation Engineer unit. These units are an Integral part of the Army Air Forces and have as their mission the performance of all engineer work needed by th Air Forces in all theaters of operations. Something new to military science, the Aviation Engineers' performance in this war remains to be fully told. It is a matter of recorded history, however, that the mechanical might of the Aviation Engineers in far-flung battle areas constructed our bases from which were launched the many knock-out punches against our enemies. His wife, Jane Schanefelt, and two sons, William, 6, and Robert, 3, are remaining in the residence at 215 Connecticut avenue, Lorain. He is the son of William Schanefelt, 448 Tenney avenue. Schanefelt was inducted August 11, 1945, receiving basic instruction at Shcppard Field, Tex. Two Local Men Members Of U.S.S. Cruiser Wichita Two Amherst men, Robert L. Sagert, "Water Tender, third class, and Merlin E. Linn, Seaman, first class, have been members of the crew of the heavy cruiser, U.S.S. Wichita since December 7, 1943, and fought in some of the major battles of the Pacific war. While the Wihita was flag ship of an evacuation force, Sagert and Linn aided in rescuing, nine thousand prisoners of war from Japanese camps in Kyushu, and visited the area damaged by the atomic bomb. Sagert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. August Sagert, 556 Jack-ion street. Linn is the son of William Linn, Taylor street. Both men were Inducted September 18, 1943. through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Austria. He wears the American and European theater ribbon and the World War II Victory ribbon with five battle stars for action at Normandy, Northern Frances, Ad-dennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. While he had, what he says, "a few close shaves," the night trip in a fifty truck convoy from Avaranches to Lavale during the Battle of the Bulge, was one of the hottest spots he was on. Traveling dark, with snipers on all sides was an experience to test the nerves of all but Charles thinks the most humorous situation he found himself in, took place on board ship returning to the States. He said "it was a rough trip all the way over stormed every day and the ship rolled to an angle that made it a feat of considerable skill to keep food on a plate and succeed in getting it safely to one's mouth, which is not as simple as it sounds either." Summing it all up, Lt. Wiegand said no price value could be set on his travel and experiences but he would not pay a nickel for a repeat. He entered service on Judy 4, 1942, and received his basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Wiegand, Quarry road, and had been employed at the steel plant. At the end of his 83-day ' 'ough, he will be on inactive Cletus R. Bruce Is Promoted To Cpl. Pfc. Cletus R. Bruce wa9 recently promoted to corporal for his fine work in r- his organization. yj i- s sopors i xruce ft 'ipv . j entered the ser- ,iv vice on March ... 4v(- K) 15. 1043 and re- ceived his basic T : training at Fort Bliss, Texas, Since that time he has spent 12 months overseas on the island of Oahu, T.H. He is authorized to wear the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon and the Good Conduct Medal. Coporal Bruce was graduated from Amherst Public School in 1942. As a civilian he was employed by Conrad Zilch. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bruce, reside at 367 Jackson street, Amherst.Hugo Truscello Receives Discharge Shlpfitter Hugo Truscello, Jr., has recevied his discharge from the Navy. He saw action with naval forces 58 and 38 from January, 1944 to May, 1945. He served as ship serviceman aboard his ship and wears nine battle stars. He is now with his wife and little daughter at their home on East 31st street, Lorain. He is the son of Hugo Truscello, Amherst. Albert Bodmann Pvt. Albert Bodmann, 55 8 Milan avenue, received 4 his release from the army air forces Troop Carrier Command Base, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, Indiana, November 21, under the provisions of the army point system. He is the son of Mrs. Lillian Bodmann and had been engaged in farming before his induction In the army. Ben Schaef f er Pvt. Ben Schaeffer, who has been stationed at Shepard Field, Texas, for the past four months has been transferred to Orlando, Florida. Schaeffer recently spent a two weeks leave at his home on Day drive, Lorain. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Schaeffer, Beaver Park, Walter Brucker, now Fireman third class, has been fire patrolling at Pearl Harbor since shortly before V-J Day. n n rFft n R rp nnn nn bust mm. mm Filig Ire Amherst Comets Meet Lorain Friday Night In Opening Basketball Game Amherst High's Comets open their 1945-46 basketball schedule tomorrow night (Friday) when they meet the Lorain Steelers on the local floor. This is the first of 16 games for the Comets for this season, nine of which are to be played on the home floor. This year's encounter with the Class "A" Lorain team promises to be another of those close, interesting games. Last year the Steelers were the winners by a 27-20 score. This is also the first game for the visiting team and both coaches will undoubtedly do . i . atf. on the lines of peace, both inter-some experimenting in an effort , . . ... to find the best combination for the following games. Coach Carl Deeds has five let- termen returning on the Amherst team. Beam, Lodge, Schroeder, Dodson and Fritz, all seniors, won their letters last year. These five along with Reinhardt, a senior, and Raesler, Diedrick and Ellis, juniors, will make up the varsity squad. Dale Bruec, Alex Orocz, Rich Mulder, Paul Scharff, Jerry Prittie, Joe Selmants, James Carek and Jack Jewett are the members of the reserve team. All of the reserves are sopho-mors with th exception of Prittie, who is a freshman. This year's Comet five should have more scoring punch than last year's team but will probably not be as good defensively. The boys are tall .fairly fast, and better than average shots. Coach Deeds is stressing defense in his ! practice sessions and hopes to have the boys ready for a good start In their opening engagement. The opening lineup Friday nighYwill probably be composed entirely of seniors. The Lorain team will be loaded with lettermen this years and Its backers are looking forward to a highly successful season after a mediocre team last year. Last year's Comet team won 11 !games while .losing ten Nine of the ten losses were by less than seven points. Lost from last season's team are Joe Lach Manny McCann and Chuck Wolf. Friday evening's opening game will pit the Amherst Reserves against the Lorain Reserves and will get under way at 7:30. The varsity game is scheduled for 8:30. James Ehrman To Speak To Club When the Amherst Business and Professional Women's club meets tonight (Thursday), James Ehrman, who was with the U. S. Army in India, will be guest speaker. His topic will be "India Educationally and Politically." Ehrman will aso have a dislpay of articles brought from that country. The affair will be held in the parlors of St. Peter's Evangelical Reformed church with dinner at 6:30. Mrs. James Ehrman, who is a member of the club, will conduct an assembly singing of songs by the club. Study Qub Meets Members of the Amherst Study club will hold their annual Christmas party" in the home of Mrs. Gross, Brownhelm road, next Monday. There will be a luncheon at one o'clock followed by a program and fifty cent gift exchange. Members will leave the Kuss Drug store at twelve thirty. Booster Club Meeting The Booster Club will hold their regular meeting Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the school. All members are Invited to attend this meeting for special plans for the fall activities will be discussed, lt was announced by the president, Bill Guild. Albright Talks At Rotary Luncheon Rev. R. E. Albright, teacher at the local high school, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Rotary club at the Methodist church Monday n6on. Speaking on the subject of "Preparedness," he gave Rotar-ians and their guests his ideas on how preparedness should be than on any thought of future ars. Russell Fritz was the high school senior guest of President Jack Koontz. Other guests were Ben Hindman, Elyria; Floyd Heys, Vermilion; Lynton Rogers and George Smith, Lorain; O. C. Wilson, Philip Britton, and Richard Hardwick, Cleveland; and Sgt. RR. L. Stevens and George Whitman, Amherst. Millikan Science Club Formed Here By Nancie Wcttrick The members of the Chemistry and Physics classes met at 7:30 on November 27th, at the Paton House, to form a club to be called the Millikan Science Club. This f lub ;an outgrowth of theiMili kan Physics Club formed last year, and is for the purpose of furthering the study of science. The club chose as its officers Frank Kasza, president: Peter Darakis, vice president; Jane Durling, secretary; William Pen-ton, treasurer; and Nancie Wet-trick, publicity chairman. The club will meet every other Wednesday at 7:30 in the Paton House. It is hoped that everyone in the club will have a project for this year concerning science. In the meetings scientific subjects and and great scientists will be dis cussed Plans were made to sell re- freshmcnts at all the home basketball games. Robert Washka was made the chairman of this committee. The profits will be used to purchase a used movie i mrcnase a usea movie for the science depart- projector ment, Barques, hot chocolate and okies were then served to 20 mel it ill n iurs, Alien Lamp Elected President Of Woman's Guild Eigllteen members of Circle Six of the Woman's Guild of St. Peter's Evangelical Reformed church and Mrs. Paul Werner, a guest, gathered last week in the home of Mrs. Albert Werner, for a tureen supper followed by the meeting. Mrs. Merrill Walker was co-hostess. Mrs. Walker led the devotions and readings on Thanksgiving were given by Mrs. Edward Menz, Mrs. Frederick Deiner, Mrs. Ray Maring and Mrs. Allen Camp. Officers were elected with Mrs. Camp chosen president; Mrs. Menz, vice president; Mrs. Walker, secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. Maynard Schriner, sunshine sec retary. Plans were made for a Christmas party December 19. with Mrs. Frederick Berger and Mrs. George Hollstin the hostesses. Winners in the games and contests were Mrs. Myron North- eim, Mrs. Hollstein, Mrs. Walter Mlschka and Mrs. Camp. Donald Smythe, who is a stud ent at John Carol university, and his brother, Captain John Smythe and his wife, were home for Thanksgiving Day at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J Smythe, Woodhlll drive. Local School Boys Attend National Vegetable Contest Five Amherst boys from the Agriculture Class at school, and two from Brownhelm, will take part in the National Vegetable judging contest, December 5, 7 and 8th in Cincinnati. The Amherst boys who will judge are: William Wilhelm, Douglas Darch, Pat Kelly, Niles McLoda and David Diederick. The two Brownhelm boys are Rolland Angersbach and LeRoy Kneisel. The coaches will be Melvin Kolbe and Carl Deeds, local teacher at the high school. There will be five teams from the county and three boys a team for the judging. Boys from all parts of the union will attend this contest. This contest will include, first: identification of vegetable varieties; second: identifiation of vegetable diseases; third: identification of vegetable insects, fourth: potato grading, and fifth: vegetable grading. Funeral Services Held Monday For Mrs. E. Linden Funeral services were held Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. at St. Joseph's church, Lorain, for Mrs. Elizabeth Linden, 78, 706 West 23rd street, who died Saturday suddenly after a heart attack.A resident of Lorain county all of her life, Mrs. Linden came to Lorain from Avon four years ago. She was a member of St. Joseph's church and the Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen. Survivors are four sons, Cas per, Lorain, Paul and Albert, Amherst, and Nick, Collins, O.; ten grandchildren; two brothers, Nick Schaffer, Avon, and Frank Schaffer, Ridgeville; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Heron, Lorain, and Mrs. Jacob Yokem, Ridgeville; "half-sister, Loretta Zim - j and one merman, Lorain. Rev. Jerome Rohner officiated and the burial was made in Cal- jvary cemetery. i .r -. m j rg JVlarV IVOll) lO j (Vibrate Her 85tll i iBirthday Tuesday J J Mrs. Mary Kolb, South Amherst, is looking forward to her 85th birthday anniversay next Tuesday. Mrs. Kolb has made her home with her son, Jacob Kolb, for the past eleven years. She was born in Cleveland December 4, 1860, and has lived on a farm just south of the village until eleven years ago when she went to make her home with her son. She is well known for the many lovely quilts she made and quilt ed. Her interest in the past few years and been on the war and holding a strong hope that she might live to see the return of her grandson, Charles Kolb, from service. He is now reported to be on the high seas returning from the European theater of operations.Mrs. Kolb has another son, Henry, who also lives near her. Grange Meets Tonight The Hickory Tree grange will hold a special meeting tonight (Thursday), it was announced, when 30 persons will receive certificates for 25 years of membership.The meeting will begin at 8:00 p.m. and a special program of entertainment is being planned. Lunch will be served by the economics committee. Less Than Half Of Local Quota Sold; Drive Ends Friday With the current Victory Bond Campaign scheduled to close in this area on Friday night of this week, the community for the first time in all the bond drives put on during the war, has no chance of meeting its quotas. Store Hours Set For Xmas Buying Retail stores with the exception of grocery stores, will remain open on Wednesday afternoons until Christmas, starting December 5th, it was announced by C. L. Goodspeed, president of the Business Men's association. The stores are following the pattern of the Lorain and Elyria business places in order to give more shopping hours to the buyers for Christmas. Stores also will remain open during the evenings of December 19, 20, 21, and 22, but will, close at 6:00 p.m. December 24. Booster Club To Sponsor Carnival The Booster Club is having a Carnival, Friday, December 21, at the high school gym, it was announced by Richard Zilch, chairman. Prizes will be awarded which will include a Bendix Washing Machine, a Kirby Sweeper and an electric roaster. Installation Date Set For December By Eastern Stars December 14 was announced as the date for installation of new i officers at the meeting of the lstone City Chapter, Eastern Star, Wednesday evening Dy Airs, iviar-garet MacKenzie, incoming worthy matron. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dean will be installing officers. The chapter accepted several invitations to installations of surrounding chapters. District day at Wooster on January 26 was announced.Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Zuspan were hosts Wednesday evening. School Girls9 Club To Hold Bake Sale St. Margaret Mary Club, a group of girls in St. Joseph's school, held their regular meeting last Wednesday evening in the home of Donna and Lois Traster. A bake sale, which is to be held December 1st, was the topic of discussion at the meeting. Members who attended the meeting were Clara Lodge, Jenny Lack, Cinda Berger, Ruth Swartz, Diana Henry, and the hostesses. The girls will go to communion Sunday at the 10:00 o'clock mass. Prevent TB Buy Christmas Seals Sales of "E " bonds up to Thurs- day noon amounted to barely $23-000 out of the quota of $54,380. Other individual bond sales at the same time had totalled only $16,000 out of the quota of $40,-794.In all previous bond drives the Amherst area had exceeded its quota by the end of the drive and in many cases had been the first division in the county to meet the goals. Although many other localities have extended the time of the drive to December 8, Conrad Zilch, area chairman, said this week that no plans for extension of time have been made here. Practically all workers have can vassed their territories and an extension of time would be of little benefit, he said. Total quotas set for this drive are greatly reduced from the quotas set up for the Seventh War Loan Drive held in May and June. At that time "E" quotas were $114,221 and other quotas were set at $64,265. Reasons given for the lack of sales at the present time, in spite of the reduced goals, were smaller pay envelopes, uncertainty of future employment conditions, and general let-down after the end of the war. Zilch asked that all who had agreed to buy bonds pick them up at the bank, post office, or gas office in order that all sales could be tabulated for the drive. Two Fires Last , Week In Amherst Amherst Fire department was called at 8:30 p.m. Saturday to the home of William Miller, near Mill Hollow, and Friday morning to the work camp of the New 'York Central Railroad, near Clough's quarry, according to Charles Edwards, captain. The Miller home was damaged at a value of less than $100, Ed wards said. The fire was discovered by a passerby who turned in the alarm before much damage had been done. ' The roof of a car at the railroad work camp caught fire from an overheated stove, it was reported, but was extinguished before the fire company arrived. Welcome Home Dinner Given For Returned Veterans Six discharged members of the armed forces were guests at the "Welcome Home" banquet given in the parlors of the First Evangelical church last week. Robert Choate was toastmaster and Dr. Vernon Wagar, Oberlin, was the speaker. Mrs. Oscar Schneider and Miss Hilda Schar-len sang a duet and Nancy Springer gave an original poem, "Welcome Home." Rev. C. C. Vandersall epoke briefly and then took the blue service stars off the church flag end presented one to each. Miss Karessa Meitzke, an army nurse, Harold Kline, Albert Kuhn, J. Edwin and Harry Hall, and Lofton Baumhardt, servicemen, all discharged, were guests. The Tureen dinner was served to 100. Miss" Pat Penton was home for the Thanksgiving holidays. She Is a freshman at the Flora Stone Mather College. i

The Amherst News-Times VOL XXII, NUMBER 48. AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, NOV. 29, 1945 THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD If First Lieuteant Charles Wiegand Now At Home On An 83-Day Furlough 1st Lieutenant Charles Wie- gineers regiment and served gand, a veteran of 25 months overseas duty with 961th Engineers, arrived November 7 on 83 days furlough. Leaving for foreign duty October 19, 1943, Lt. Wiegand went first to Ireland and arrived at the Normandy beach eight days after D-Day. His unit serviced the equipment for his 961st En- Begins Training As Engineer In Spokane, Was! l. Pvt. Otto W. Schanefelt has begun training as an Aviation Engineer of the Army Air Forces at Geiger Field, Spokane, Wash- XA czJ Is . ,- r if 1 Of a. -.-f , .... ,.r .... Ington, according to word received today from Colonel Eric Dougan, Commanding officer. The many skilled subjects taught at the AAF Aviation Engineer School, such as repair and operations, ,. autonrrrliva equipment, tractors and graders used In airport and highway construction, should prove of inestimable value as a future civilian occupation. Drafting, surveying and carpentry are some of the other subjects taught at the Engineer Training School. Upon completion of hi9 training, the new Aviation Engineer soldier will probably be assigned to an Aviation Engineer unit. These units are an Integral part of the Army Air Forces and have as their mission the performance of all engineer work needed by th Air Forces in all theaters of operations. Something new to military science, the Aviation Engineers' performance in this war remains to be fully told. It is a matter of recorded history, however, that the mechanical might of the Aviation Engineers in far-flung battle areas constructed our bases from which were launched the many knock-out punches against our enemies. His wife, Jane Schanefelt, and two sons, William, 6, and Robert, 3, are remaining in the residence at 215 Connecticut avenue, Lorain. He is the son of William Schanefelt, 448 Tenney avenue. Schanefelt was inducted August 11, 1945, receiving basic instruction at Shcppard Field, Tex. Two Local Men Members Of U.S.S. Cruiser Wichita Two Amherst men, Robert L. Sagert, "Water Tender, third class, and Merlin E. Linn, Seaman, first class, have been members of the crew of the heavy cruiser, U.S.S. Wichita since December 7, 1943, and fought in some of the major battles of the Pacific war. While the Wihita was flag ship of an evacuation force, Sagert and Linn aided in rescuing, nine thousand prisoners of war from Japanese camps in Kyushu, and visited the area damaged by the atomic bomb. Sagert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. August Sagert, 556 Jack-ion street. Linn is the son of William Linn, Taylor street. Both men were Inducted September 18, 1943. through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Austria. He wears the American and European theater ribbon and the World War II Victory ribbon with five battle stars for action at Normandy, Northern Frances, Ad-dennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. While he had, what he says, "a few close shaves," the night trip in a fifty truck convoy from Avaranches to Lavale during the Battle of the Bulge, was one of the hottest spots he was on. Traveling dark, with snipers on all sides was an experience to test the nerves of all but Charles thinks the most humorous situation he found himself in, took place on board ship returning to the States. He said "it was a rough trip all the way over stormed every day and the ship rolled to an angle that made it a feat of considerable skill to keep food on a plate and succeed in getting it safely to one's mouth, which is not as simple as it sounds either." Summing it all up, Lt. Wiegand said no price value could be set on his travel and experiences but he would not pay a nickel for a repeat. He entered service on Judy 4, 1942, and received his basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Wiegand, Quarry road, and had been employed at the steel plant. At the end of his 83-day ' 'ough, he will be on inactive Cletus R. Bruce Is Promoted To Cpl. Pfc. Cletus R. Bruce wa9 recently promoted to corporal for his fine work in r- his organization. yj i- s sopors i xruce ft 'ipv . j entered the ser- ,iv vice on March ... 4v(- K) 15. 1043 and re- ceived his basic T : training at Fort Bliss, Texas, Since that time he has spent 12 months overseas on the island of Oahu, T.H. He is authorized to wear the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon and the Good Conduct Medal. Coporal Bruce was graduated from Amherst Public School in 1942. As a civilian he was employed by Conrad Zilch. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bruce, reside at 367 Jackson street, Amherst.Hugo Truscello Receives Discharge Shlpfitter Hugo Truscello, Jr., has recevied his discharge from the Navy. He saw action with naval forces 58 and 38 from January, 1944 to May, 1945. He served as ship serviceman aboard his ship and wears nine battle stars. He is now with his wife and little daughter at their home on East 31st street, Lorain. He is the son of Hugo Truscello, Amherst. Albert Bodmann Pvt. Albert Bodmann, 55 8 Milan avenue, received 4 his release from the army air forces Troop Carrier Command Base, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, Indiana, November 21, under the provisions of the army point system. He is the son of Mrs. Lillian Bodmann and had been engaged in farming before his induction In the army. Ben Schaef f er Pvt. Ben Schaeffer, who has been stationed at Shepard Field, Texas, for the past four months has been transferred to Orlando, Florida. Schaeffer recently spent a two weeks leave at his home on Day drive, Lorain. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Schaeffer, Beaver Park, Walter Brucker, now Fireman third class, has been fire patrolling at Pearl Harbor since shortly before V-J Day. n n rFft n R rp nnn nn bust mm. mm Filig Ire Amherst Comets Meet Lorain Friday Night In Opening Basketball Game Amherst High's Comets open their 1945-46 basketball schedule tomorrow night (Friday) when they meet the Lorain Steelers on the local floor. This is the first of 16 games for the Comets for this season, nine of which are to be played on the home floor. This year's encounter with the Class "A" Lorain team promises to be another of those close, interesting games. Last year the Steelers were the winners by a 27-20 score. This is also the first game for the visiting team and both coaches will undoubtedly do . i . atf. on the lines of peace, both inter-some experimenting in an effort , . . ... to find the best combination for the following games. Coach Carl Deeds has five let- termen returning on the Amherst team. Beam, Lodge, Schroeder, Dodson and Fritz, all seniors, won their letters last year. These five along with Reinhardt, a senior, and Raesler, Diedrick and Ellis, juniors, will make up the varsity squad. Dale Bruec, Alex Orocz, Rich Mulder, Paul Scharff, Jerry Prittie, Joe Selmants, James Carek and Jack Jewett are the members of the reserve team. All of the reserves are sopho-mors with th exception of Prittie, who is a freshman. This year's Comet five should have more scoring punch than last year's team but will probably not be as good defensively. The boys are tall .fairly fast, and better than average shots. Coach Deeds is stressing defense in his ! practice sessions and hopes to have the boys ready for a good start In their opening engagement. The opening lineup Friday nighYwill probably be composed entirely of seniors. The Lorain team will be loaded with lettermen this years and Its backers are looking forward to a highly successful season after a mediocre team last year. Last year's Comet team won 11 !games while .losing ten Nine of the ten losses were by less than seven points. Lost from last season's team are Joe Lach Manny McCann and Chuck Wolf. Friday evening's opening game will pit the Amherst Reserves against the Lorain Reserves and will get under way at 7:30. The varsity game is scheduled for 8:30. James Ehrman To Speak To Club When the Amherst Business and Professional Women's club meets tonight (Thursday), James Ehrman, who was with the U. S. Army in India, will be guest speaker. His topic will be "India Educationally and Politically." Ehrman will aso have a dislpay of articles brought from that country. The affair will be held in the parlors of St. Peter's Evangelical Reformed church with dinner at 6:30. Mrs. James Ehrman, who is a member of the club, will conduct an assembly singing of songs by the club. Study Qub Meets Members of the Amherst Study club will hold their annual Christmas party" in the home of Mrs. Gross, Brownhelm road, next Monday. There will be a luncheon at one o'clock followed by a program and fifty cent gift exchange. Members will leave the Kuss Drug store at twelve thirty. Booster Club Meeting The Booster Club will hold their regular meeting Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the school. All members are Invited to attend this meeting for special plans for the fall activities will be discussed, lt was announced by the president, Bill Guild. Albright Talks At Rotary Luncheon Rev. R. E. Albright, teacher at the local high school, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Rotary club at the Methodist church Monday n6on. Speaking on the subject of "Preparedness," he gave Rotar-ians and their guests his ideas on how preparedness should be than on any thought of future ars. Russell Fritz was the high school senior guest of President Jack Koontz. Other guests were Ben Hindman, Elyria; Floyd Heys, Vermilion; Lynton Rogers and George Smith, Lorain; O. C. Wilson, Philip Britton, and Richard Hardwick, Cleveland; and Sgt. RR. L. Stevens and George Whitman, Amherst. Millikan Science Club Formed Here By Nancie Wcttrick The members of the Chemistry and Physics classes met at 7:30 on November 27th, at the Paton House, to form a club to be called the Millikan Science Club. This f lub ;an outgrowth of theiMili kan Physics Club formed last year, and is for the purpose of furthering the study of science. The club chose as its officers Frank Kasza, president: Peter Darakis, vice president; Jane Durling, secretary; William Pen-ton, treasurer; and Nancie Wet-trick, publicity chairman. The club will meet every other Wednesday at 7:30 in the Paton House. It is hoped that everyone in the club will have a project for this year concerning science. In the meetings scientific subjects and and great scientists will be dis cussed Plans were made to sell re- freshmcnts at all the home basketball games. Robert Washka was made the chairman of this committee. The profits will be used to purchase a used movie i mrcnase a usea movie for the science depart- projector ment, Barques, hot chocolate and okies were then served to 20 mel it ill n iurs, Alien Lamp Elected President Of Woman's Guild Eigllteen members of Circle Six of the Woman's Guild of St. Peter's Evangelical Reformed church and Mrs. Paul Werner, a guest, gathered last week in the home of Mrs. Albert Werner, for a tureen supper followed by the meeting. Mrs. Merrill Walker was co-hostess. Mrs. Walker led the devotions and readings on Thanksgiving were given by Mrs. Edward Menz, Mrs. Frederick Deiner, Mrs. Ray Maring and Mrs. Allen Camp. Officers were elected with Mrs. Camp chosen president; Mrs. Menz, vice president; Mrs. Walker, secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. Maynard Schriner, sunshine sec retary. Plans were made for a Christmas party December 19. with Mrs. Frederick Berger and Mrs. George Hollstin the hostesses. Winners in the games and contests were Mrs. Myron North- eim, Mrs. Hollstein, Mrs. Walter Mlschka and Mrs. Camp. Donald Smythe, who is a stud ent at John Carol university, and his brother, Captain John Smythe and his wife, were home for Thanksgiving Day at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J Smythe, Woodhlll drive. Local School Boys Attend National Vegetable Contest Five Amherst boys from the Agriculture Class at school, and two from Brownhelm, will take part in the National Vegetable judging contest, December 5, 7 and 8th in Cincinnati. The Amherst boys who will judge are: William Wilhelm, Douglas Darch, Pat Kelly, Niles McLoda and David Diederick. The two Brownhelm boys are Rolland Angersbach and LeRoy Kneisel. The coaches will be Melvin Kolbe and Carl Deeds, local teacher at the high school. There will be five teams from the county and three boys a team for the judging. Boys from all parts of the union will attend this contest. This contest will include, first: identification of vegetable varieties; second: identifiation of vegetable diseases; third: identification of vegetable insects, fourth: potato grading, and fifth: vegetable grading. Funeral Services Held Monday For Mrs. E. Linden Funeral services were held Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. at St. Joseph's church, Lorain, for Mrs. Elizabeth Linden, 78, 706 West 23rd street, who died Saturday suddenly after a heart attack.A resident of Lorain county all of her life, Mrs. Linden came to Lorain from Avon four years ago. She was a member of St. Joseph's church and the Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen. Survivors are four sons, Cas per, Lorain, Paul and Albert, Amherst, and Nick, Collins, O.; ten grandchildren; two brothers, Nick Schaffer, Avon, and Frank Schaffer, Ridgeville; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Heron, Lorain, and Mrs. Jacob Yokem, Ridgeville; "half-sister, Loretta Zim - j and one merman, Lorain. Rev. Jerome Rohner officiated and the burial was made in Cal- jvary cemetery. i .r -. m j rg JVlarV IVOll) lO j (Vibrate Her 85tll i iBirthday Tuesday J J Mrs. Mary Kolb, South Amherst, is looking forward to her 85th birthday anniversay next Tuesday. Mrs. Kolb has made her home with her son, Jacob Kolb, for the past eleven years. She was born in Cleveland December 4, 1860, and has lived on a farm just south of the village until eleven years ago when she went to make her home with her son. She is well known for the many lovely quilts she made and quilt ed. Her interest in the past few years and been on the war and holding a strong hope that she might live to see the return of her grandson, Charles Kolb, from service. He is now reported to be on the high seas returning from the European theater of operations.Mrs. Kolb has another son, Henry, who also lives near her. Grange Meets Tonight The Hickory Tree grange will hold a special meeting tonight (Thursday), it was announced, when 30 persons will receive certificates for 25 years of membership.The meeting will begin at 8:00 p.m. and a special program of entertainment is being planned. Lunch will be served by the economics committee. Less Than Half Of Local Quota Sold; Drive Ends Friday With the current Victory Bond Campaign scheduled to close in this area on Friday night of this week, the community for the first time in all the bond drives put on during the war, has no chance of meeting its quotas. Store Hours Set For Xmas Buying Retail stores with the exception of grocery stores, will remain open on Wednesday afternoons until Christmas, starting December 5th, it was announced by C. L. Goodspeed, president of the Business Men's association. The stores are following the pattern of the Lorain and Elyria business places in order to give more shopping hours to the buyers for Christmas. Stores also will remain open during the evenings of December 19, 20, 21, and 22, but will, close at 6:00 p.m. December 24. Booster Club To Sponsor Carnival The Booster Club is having a Carnival, Friday, December 21, at the high school gym, it was announced by Richard Zilch, chairman. Prizes will be awarded which will include a Bendix Washing Machine, a Kirby Sweeper and an electric roaster. Installation Date Set For December By Eastern Stars December 14 was announced as the date for installation of new i officers at the meeting of the lstone City Chapter, Eastern Star, Wednesday evening Dy Airs, iviar-garet MacKenzie, incoming worthy matron. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dean will be installing officers. The chapter accepted several invitations to installations of surrounding chapters. District day at Wooster on January 26 was announced.Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Zuspan were hosts Wednesday evening. School Girls9 Club To Hold Bake Sale St. Margaret Mary Club, a group of girls in St. Joseph's school, held their regular meeting last Wednesday evening in the home of Donna and Lois Traster. A bake sale, which is to be held December 1st, was the topic of discussion at the meeting. Members who attended the meeting were Clara Lodge, Jenny Lack, Cinda Berger, Ruth Swartz, Diana Henry, and the hostesses. The girls will go to communion Sunday at the 10:00 o'clock mass. Prevent TB Buy Christmas Seals Sales of "E " bonds up to Thurs- day noon amounted to barely $23-000 out of the quota of $54,380. Other individual bond sales at the same time had totalled only $16,000 out of the quota of $40,-794.In all previous bond drives the Amherst area had exceeded its quota by the end of the drive and in many cases had been the first division in the county to meet the goals. Although many other localities have extended the time of the drive to December 8, Conrad Zilch, area chairman, said this week that no plans for extension of time have been made here. Practically all workers have can vassed their territories and an extension of time would be of little benefit, he said. Total quotas set for this drive are greatly reduced from the quotas set up for the Seventh War Loan Drive held in May and June. At that time "E" quotas were $114,221 and other quotas were set at $64,265. Reasons given for the lack of sales at the present time, in spite of the reduced goals, were smaller pay envelopes, uncertainty of future employment conditions, and general let-down after the end of the war. Zilch asked that all who had agreed to buy bonds pick them up at the bank, post office, or gas office in order that all sales could be tabulated for the drive. Two Fires Last , Week In Amherst Amherst Fire department was called at 8:30 p.m. Saturday to the home of William Miller, near Mill Hollow, and Friday morning to the work camp of the New 'York Central Railroad, near Clough's quarry, according to Charles Edwards, captain. The Miller home was damaged at a value of less than $100, Ed wards said. The fire was discovered by a passerby who turned in the alarm before much damage had been done. ' The roof of a car at the railroad work camp caught fire from an overheated stove, it was reported, but was extinguished before the fire company arrived. Welcome Home Dinner Given For Returned Veterans Six discharged members of the armed forces were guests at the "Welcome Home" banquet given in the parlors of the First Evangelical church last week. Robert Choate was toastmaster and Dr. Vernon Wagar, Oberlin, was the speaker. Mrs. Oscar Schneider and Miss Hilda Schar-len sang a duet and Nancy Springer gave an original poem, "Welcome Home." Rev. C. C. Vandersall epoke briefly and then took the blue service stars off the church flag end presented one to each. Miss Karessa Meitzke, an army nurse, Harold Kline, Albert Kuhn, J. Edwin and Harry Hall, and Lofton Baumhardt, servicemen, all discharged, were guests. The Tureen dinner was served to 100. Miss" Pat Penton was home for the Thanksgiving holidays. She Is a freshman at the Flora Stone Mather College. i